The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-30
A ROMANCE OF THE WAR.
Louis r.. Granger Of this City to Get
$4,000 from a Grateful Scotch
man.
IFrom tie y. Y. WU:li..l

romance in real life, though unlike most
of them i'll point OF fiction, IL few
weeks will have a pleasant sequel, IL
which a snug little portion IF IA Scotch
mans millions, so, coo, will he transfer
red to Louis Z. Granger, Il well known
downtown business man, Il Colonel II
the late war on the Union side. The
Granger family III the sixties WIS one Of
the most prominent IL Boston. Louis
L. Granger was quite ayollng ulan then,
but good fighter, and he so"n rose.
During the bloody campaign n the Red
River country, Louisiana, lie Was made
Captain and acting n le-,le-camp On the
staff of Gen. Dan Ulirlan. He was
soon afterwards promoted to Assistant
Adjutant- General OF tine division under
the same chief. While acting III that
capacity he made the acquaintance OF Il
shrewd and wealthy Scotchman, Lcmuel
Stockbridge, cotton speculato-. Stock
bridge, who resided IL Cincinnati, Lad
few months before started South to
buy cotton. Anticipating Ion" stay
he brought with him his wife, whose
health hal been shattered by protrartcd
illness. With his delicate partner he
travelled through several Southern
States, buying cotton at different points,
and when his business WAS nearly con
cluded found himself in the heart of the
Red Eiver section, confronted with mn
expected difficulties ia tie shape Of
passing the Federal lines and reaching
New Orleans.
Just previous to his arrival orders
were issued for the closing Of the lines,
On account Of the close proximity of the
Confederate forces. Both himself and
Cife were strangers to all. Her health
gas becoming rapidly worse. While
engaged in his frantic Efforts to get
away, he casually became acquainted
With Capt. Granger and his wife, who
happened to be in the vicinity ut the
time. Capt. Granger mt once learned
the difficulty the ScOthInan was involved
in. With his wife he administered 10
20 the relief and comfort ot Mrs. Stock
bridge. Granger then prevailed upon
Gen. Ullmann to consider tho c-alar
rassing position Of the ScotchIn2n and
his wife, and in short time obtained
permission for them to pass the lines.
It was nearly six months later when
Can't. Granger having been promoted
fof gallant service. obtained leave of
absence and started for Cincinnati, nc
COMMANDED bv his wife, At New Or
leans he boarded Mississippi steam
boat and to his surprise found the Stock
bridges among his low-passeDSers.
At a point in Louisiana as the vessel
was rounding bend in the river, it Was
fired on by Confelerates and again Capt.
Granger rendered valuable service to
the terror-stricken couple. Both he and
his wife administered to the sufter!ngs
of Mrs. S.ockbridge. The beat arrived
safely in Cincinnati and the two FAMILIES
parted. That was the last time that
Capt. Granger ever saw the Scotchrnan
and his sickly wife. After the war came
70 a close, Granger, with the rank Of
Colonel, went South to live, and in 1858
his wife died in New Orleans. Lenuel
Stockbridge. after accumulating for
tune of $4,000, 900, went to Edinburgh.
Scotland, his native place, and died
there in 1884, leaving q large estate,
which consisted principally Of sugar and
cotton plantations il the South. In his
will the Scotchman recalled the timely
services rendered him 10y Capt. Granger
during the war, and directed that the
sum of 800, 900 cash be paid to the Cap
tain and his wife rs mark of his aPp-e-
cation. If Changers wife was still
alive, he adds il the will, the sum Of
So, should be paid to her, and in
the event Of her being dead, the entire
sum should revert to the gallant Cap
tain, and vice versa.
The attorneys, Immediately after Lem
ne, Stockbridge's demise; set about to
discover the whereabouts OF Granger.
Advertisements we're inserted in the
New York, Chicago and San Francisco
papers asking for information regardinS
4hn uhnrnnhMlts of Cnnt LEWIS u.